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Taiwan opposition vote to impeach President Lai fails Taiwan opposition vote to impeach President Lai fails Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Members of Taiwan's opposition parties vote on an impeachment motion against President Lai Ching-te on May 19. PHOTO: AFP Published May 19, 2026, 12:50 PM Updated May 19, 2026, 08:33 PM Listen TAIPEI – Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers made a failed bid on May 19 to impeach President Lai Ching-te, after the number of votes in favour of the motion fell well short of the minimum required. Mr Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party have been locked in a bitter conflict with the two opposition parties that control the Parliament since he took office in May 2024. Lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) launched impeachment proceedings after Mr Lai and his Premier refused to sign off on a revenue-sharing Bill passed by Parliament. Both sides have accused each other of violating the democratic island’s Constitution. Opposition legislators have described Mr Lai as “dictatorial”. DPP lawmaker Wu Szu-yao said on May 18 that the KMT and TPP “are coordinating with external hostile forces to manipulate …

Taiwan opposition vote to impeach president fails - Global News globalnation / Asia & Pacific Asia & Pacific Taiwan opposition vote to impeach president fails Agence France-Presse / 07:58 AM May 20, 2026 Share: Members of Taiwan’s opposition parties ‘KMT’ and ‘Taiwan People’s Party’ vote on an impeachment motion against President Lai Ching-te at Legislative Yuan chamber in Taipei on May 19, 2026. The move failed as the motion fell short of the required numbers. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) TAIPEI,Taiwan – Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers made a failed bid on Tuesday to impeach President Lai Ching-te, after the number of votes in favor of the motion fell well short of the minimum required. Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party have been locked in a bitter conflict with the two opposition parties that control the parliament since he took office in May 2024. READ: Taiwan’s leader: US arms sales, security cooperation key to peace Article continues after this advertisement Lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) launched impeachment proceedings after Lai and his premier refused to sign off on a revenue-sharing bill passed by parliament. FEATURED STORIES GLO…

Taiwan opposition vote to impeach President Lai fails Lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) launched impeachment proceedings after President Lai Ching-te and his premier refused to sign off on a revenue-sharing bill passed by Parliament.

Impeachment vote targeting President Lai fails (update) - Focus Taiwan Taipei, May 19 (CNA) An impeachment motion initiated by opposition parties and directed at President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) failed to meet the constitutional threshold in the Legislature on Tuesday. Lawmakers voted 56-50 in favor of impeachment, but the 56 votes were far short of the 76 needed for the motion to succeed. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) sponsored the impeachment motion in December 2025 after Lai did not promulgate a bill passed by lawmakers that would have increased the share of tax revenue given to local governments. • EXPLAINER / The Legislature's motion to impeach President Lai Ching-te Tuesday's outcome was a foregone conclusion, as the motion needed to gain the backing of at least two-thirds of all lawmakers before being able to proceed to another vote by the Constitutional Court's grand justices. The KMT, TPP, and two independents ideologically aligned with the KMT combine for only 62, or about 55 percent, of the 113 legislative seats. The impeachment vote targeting the president was the first of its kind in Taiwan's history. Before the vo…

Impeachment vote targeting President Lai fails - Focus Taiwan Taipei, May 19 (CNA) An impeachment motion initiated by opposition parties and directed at President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) failed to meet the statutory threshold in the Legislature on Tuesday. • Impeachment vote targeting President Lai fails (update) Lawmakers voted 56-50 in favor of impeachment, but the 56 votes were far short of the 76 needed for the motion to succeed. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) sponsored the impeachment motion in December 2025 after Lai did not promulgate a bill passed by lawmakers that would have increased the share of tax revenue given to local governments. Tuesday's outcome was a foregone conclusion, as the motion needed to gain the backing of at least two-thirds of all lawmakers before being able to proceed to another vote by the Constitutional Court's grand justices. The KMT, TPP, and two independents ideologically aligned with the KMT combine for only 62, or about 55 percent, of the 113 legislative seats. (By Sean Lin) Enditem/ls